He told Closs Continental radio: "Carlos' wish is to complete his contract. That is why it's two years. Boca is trying to mobilise him but that doesn't mean that his wish is to return.

"He is under contract with Shanghai Shenhua so if another club is in talks, it's unethical."

Boca have vehemently denied they have interfered or begun any negotiations with Tevez with a view to acquiring him.

The Argentine giants said in a statement: "Boca Juniors wants to clarify that it has not maintained any type of conversation with Carlos Tevez regarding his future signing and it has no knowledge that there exists any negotiation between the player and his current club regarding his contractual situation."

The 33-year-old Tevez returned to Buenos Aires last month after a difficult season at Shenhua, where injuries and a lack of fitness limited the former Manchester United player to just 16 league appearances.

Tevez played for Boca from 2001 to 2004 before embarking on a successful career in the Premier League and in Serie A.

He returned to his boyhood club in 2015, scoring 25 goals in 56 games.